Air moistening and cooling attachment for radiators.



R ,,B. MILLER. AIR MOISTENING ANQOOOLING ATTACHMENT FOB. BADIATOBB.

' APPLICATION nun mm: 19, 1911.

1,1 16,097, Patented Nov. 3, 1914.

REI TIBEN BOYD MILLER, OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY.

AIR MOISTENING AND COOLING ATTACHMENT FOR RADIATORS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 3, 1914.

Application filed June 19, 1911. Serial No. 634,061.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, REUBEN B. MILLER,captain, Medical Corps, United States Army, a citizen of the UnitedStates, at present stationed at Army and Navy Hos-- pital, Hot Springs,Arkansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in AirMoistening and Cooling Attachments for Radiators; and I do herebydeclare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make-and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in air moisteners, and isespecially designed for attachment to a radiator or stove for supplyingthe heated air in a room with aqueous vapor.

The object of the invention is to provide a simple device of the abovecharacter, which will maintain sufficient moisture in the heated atmoshero of the room to prevent injurious e ects of dry air on theinhabitants or the desiccating and cracking of the Wood work andfurniture.

With the above and other objects in view. the invention consists incertain combinations and arrangements of the parts hereinafterdescribed, and, the novel features thereof will be particularly pointedout in the appended claim.

The preferred embodiment of my inven tion is illustrated in theaccompanying drawings in which like characters of reference indicatecorresponding parts.

Figure 1 is a cross section of a radiator with my invention attachedthereto; Fig. 2 is a perspective view of an air moistener constructed inaccordance'with the invention; and Fig. 3 is a sectional viewillustrating the manner of securing the fabric to the frame.

of the wire 5 spanning the recesses. Projecting upwardly from the insideof the receptacle 4 and rigidly secured to its rear corners are legs 9of a rectangular frame preferably formed of a round bar, and over thetop of said frame is hung one or more thicknesses of porous moistureabsorbing fabric 10 which depends into the water contained in thereceptacle and will freely permit the air to blow therethrough.

In order to secure-the fabric to the top of the frame and also permit ofits ready removal for. replacin same by new fabric, I

rovide a s ring 0 ip of flat material having a roun ing hea guides forthe s same over the fa of the frame.

Although the air moistener is shown attached to a radiator, it isobvious that my improved device may be set in an open window during warmweather, and as the air blows through ,the porous absorbing material itwill take up moisture and to a certain extent be cooled.

ring clip, when pressing ric 10 hung over the top It is apparent fromthe above that the' moistened fabric will keep the atmosphere of a roomin a healthy and suitablecondt tion, and the fabric may be readilyremoved from the frame for the purpose of washing same or replacing itby newfabric.

Although the elemcnts set forth and described are well adaptedtoaccomplish the intended purposes, it is to be understood that variouschanges in the form, proportion and minor details of construction may beresorted to without sacrificing any of the advantages or departing fromthe spirit of the invention. 1

Having fully described my invention, what I claim is An air moistenerfor radiators, comprising an open top water receptacle, a pair of tab yhooks adjus sp aced on' said receptacle for engaging the radiator tosupport said.

receptacle in contact therewith, a rod bent at right angles near itsends, the said ends projecting into said receptacle, porous absorbentmaterial hung across the central portion of said rod, and having itsends dipping into the open top of said receptacle adjacent to theradiator walls and in the 11, the free edges of. which are bentoutwardly as at 12, to form path of the heated air currents flowing fromthe radiator, and a resilient plate substantially in the form of sininverted [Lt-shaped trough adapted to spring over said rod and to securethe absorbent material thereto, and also to form a guard for the upperportien thereof, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof, I affix my signature, 1n =pre-sence of twowltnesses.

JOHN T. SIMMONS, Elanns'r E. Mumm

